While a successful model in the early 2000s.appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 2003 and in the pages of Victoria`s Secret shortly thereafter.Petra N.mcova made headlines in 2004, after she survived the Tsunami. The Czech Republic-born model (born June 24, 1979) was vacationing in Thailand with her then-fiance Simon Atlee when the 2004 India Ocean earthquake hit; Atlee was killed but Nemcova survived with only a broken pelvis by holding onto a palm tree for a reported eight hours. Upon returning to the states, Nemcova started The Happy Hearts Fund, which provides assistance to disadvantaged youths who have suffered hardships such as environmental disasters. In 2006, Petra was rumored have been dating singer James Blunt, and she`s currently the host of TLC`s A Model Life.
